Later, Liang Shangquan went to Hulunbeier grassland and Daxinganling forest area in Inner Mongolia to experience life. On the Sino-Soviet border, the post stands tall, and the soldiers standing guard are like poplars on the border. Inspired by his lyrics, he wrote the lyrics of Little White Poplar in Hulunbeier on July 1983.
The composer who accompanied Liang Shangquan wrote music for the lyrics after seeing it, but it failed to spread. Soon, Liang Shangquan published the lyrics in Song of the People's Liberation Army. After reading it, the composer was deeply moved and composed music for it, forming the final version of the song "Little White Poplar".
Song Appreciation: The lyrics of Little White Poplar are simple and the tune is not complicated, but every sentence is realistic and full of affection. It praises the people with the spirit of poplars, the PLA soldiers who dedicated their youth to the motherland, the spirit and will to write the history of new China with the blood of the motherland, expresses the ardent feelings of the frontier guards for the motherland, and tells the heartfelt praise of the people to the frontier guards.
The music in the composer's heart is full of the masculinity of bloody soldiers, and also expresses the affection for relatives in his hometown. Combining rigidity with softness, the rhythm is bright. The melodious melody makes the audience feel the energetic and bitter life in the military camp.